#ethical blogger

[rubia-peregrinart]

one more that wouldn't leave my mind, sorry

[komsomolka]

Genuine question: what are your thoughts on same sex couples hiring a surrogate or adopting kids?

if they're from imperial core: keep it. or at least get one of their friends to volunteer to be surrogate for free. that's only ethically non evil option if we don't count some other stuff like becoming the guardian for your relatives kid.

[raw1111official]

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[moonoverthevalley]

i’m rewatching the good place again for the billionth time and once again i’m having a moral dilemma. i think i relate to eleanor on so many levels, all the characters actually but that’s of course the point of the show. humans aren’t good people, that’s fact. no human is a saint and that’s why woke & cancel culture exists, i know many people criticise those who try so hard to be woke but it’s all coming from a place of wanting to be good.

i think the need to be a better person is so present but yet so far away. boycotting certain brands may seem effective but ultimately it’s worthless. you’re not punishing brands worth trillions just because a few people aren’t going and buying something worth £5, you’re punishing those who are on minimum wage and trying so hard to make a living. of course, the people who boycott are coming from a place where they only want to help but i think in this day and age it’s impossible to be “good”

it’s said in the good place, we are unable to be good. you want to order flowers for your sick grandmother? great! now those flowers are picked and grown by people who are forced to slave away in awful conditions and are payed below minimum wage, they’re then drove and dropped off at your house which contributes to global warming & air pollution aka releasing disgusting gases into the atmosphere. wanna try be more ethical and buy an electric car? tesla maybe? great let’s give elon musk more money for him to pay his workers minimum wage meanwhile he sits with billions in the bank and is on his way to becoming the first trillionare.

none of what i’m saying is profounding, i know that. but i think in this day and age it’s almost impossible to be good. the most we can do is perform small acts which help those around us, but meanwhile others in the world will suffer due to actions we can’t control.

i think the only thing we can do is try. will it ever be enough? no it wont and it’s unfortunately out of our control. but if we truly try and be good, not for the need to get into “heaven” or impress a divine being. but be good just to help those around us.

we can try and help others on the other side of the world and in no way am i trying to say you’re unable to, of course not. but i believe if we be good to those around us, even small deeds. we’ll eventually be able to cause a domino effect to help the entire world.

do i think we will have world peace anytime soon? no

unfortunately not. but all we can do is try

if we live in a world where all we can think of is what we aren’t doing, we’ll get no where.

i have a small following as i’ve only just started posting but i’m going to become the best version of myself. the greatest person to ever exist does not exist, but the greatest version of yourself does.

[s-ofthearted]

painting by hottiedearest

[fashi0nfreex]

Blog is Born

I decided to start a fashion blog because as consumers, we dictate the market, one I would like to change. With the multitude of resources currently at our disposal, we no longer need to produce garments or accessories made from animals. Consumers don’t put much thought to it, but the fact is that leather —cowhide/cow skin— is all around us. Leather upholsters our furniture, adorns our accessories, and voices our stature. Regrettably, leather is associated with luxury, furthering the killing of animals. Real financial abundance should be the choice of determining where you spend your money to effectively fund solely ethical agendas. Those who are rich in material assets but lack moral wealth sell out to flashy and vain forms of “luxury.” Notably, LV branded leather goods, Louboutin snakeskin stilettos, or Hermes alligator handbags. In opposition, if you are rich materially and spiritually, you have the capability to discern the impact of your spending. Further, you have the drive to do so. 

By creating this blog, I hope to hype ethical brands to consumers along with means of upgrading your wardrobe without compromising quality, style, or morality. 

[apollodrome]

“You’re so smart and well read about ethics, the fact that you have a different opinion than me about this specific issue must mean that I understand more about ethics than you” is such a funny thing to say I kind of have to applaud it

Never claimed that but ok

[vavuska]

I recently started following a couple of YouTubers who create videos to sensibilize costumers about fake Ads of products you can find on Instagram and Tik Tok.

I will add the links of the two videos I watched. Part of me is disgusted by the waste of money and another one finds it entertaining. Maybe that's because I'm poor and unemployed. Ahah.

Back to the main topic: it seems that great part of those false brands (they have fake web sites, that usually disappear from a while, after scamming and frauding a meaningful number of people, I guess) copy this brand called House Of CB, stealing the modeling shooting of the clothes sold online by House Of CB. To make the scams more legit, those fake brand steals contents from the review section of similar (and least more honest) Amazon Dupes of popular clothing designs. In this section you can find a LOOOT of photo of people who happily post pictures of them wearing the products, the fake brands steals those pictures and use to make their sites look more legit. Another sources of images or videos to use as base for fake Ads of scam brands are the profiles of content creators, fashion vlogger, influencers or regular social media users who share their positive feelings about their new piece of clothing.

The thing I noticed immediately is HOW in this kind of scams the victims are more than one: in the first place we have the online buyers who has small budget and is scammed of their money; the second is the original brand or the designer, who is deprived of their entrances and of their intellectual property; the third is the content creator or regular social media user who sees their reputation and image trashed by the unconsesual association to a fraud.

It's important to notice that this kind of scam involves mainly Fast Fashion products, which are publicized under fake ads and sent to the clueless buyer, who thought to have found a big deal.

This is important, because fast fashion is widely renowned as an exploitative business model resulting in low wages, poor working conditions, a disregard for workers' rights and negative impact in environment such as water pollution and carbon emissions.

So, this kind of scams give a huge contribution to the exploitation of garment workers around the globe and also damage the planet in wich we are all living.

I want to say that those YouTubers were both from USA and I'm from Italy. I didn't see any fake ads during my Instagram and Tik Tok scrolling, I saw only small enterprises and single creators who craft and sew their own stuff and they seemed totally legit to me. Is this because in USA there is a less culture about costumers protection than in Europe?

I can't answer. Just be careful, buy ethically and support small businesses.

Edit: some reddit users report that they have been scammed by a copycat version website of House of CB, though a fake Instagram ad that reported some 'big sale' happening.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Scams/comments/1by0c6u/the_site_i_just_purchased_from_has_2_different/

[lesbienneanarchiste]

WOE. MY NEW FAVORITE LOW EFFORT RECIPE BE UPON YE

(personal notes: I've made it twice and both times came out excellent. I didn't use mushrooms so added more pasta and I used the O Organics brand plant-based basil pesto which is sooooo good but not nut-free like the recipe calls for)

[1o1percentmilk]

hmmm yeah i should think of somewhere to put myself just in case tumblr blows up

[elocine25]

Why is dating content (Twitter, tiktok, and podcasts) so barbaric???? It’s literally turned into:

“Me want sex”👹

“Me want home cooked meal” 👹

“Me want to get away with verbal and sexual violence towards you” 👹

Where is the humanity ?

Where is your humanity?

[frenchlifestylevera]

Preloved Fashion is a perfect way to

- a unique style

- spend less

- help to save our planet by zero waste

- give a second life to vintage pieces

- reduce fast fashion demand

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Do you like secondhand clothes?

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[a-trace-of-lace]

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[joolzfashion]

Black & white striped maxi skirts are back in stock, but not for long!

Find them here

[iris-collects-magic]

*worth noting that it is only considered completely ethical to be involved Ethereal if they were not summoned against their will.

is dating a ghost necrophilia?

Please refer to the flowchart.

[mehmetyildizmelbourne-blog]

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